pass the buck

Verb

idiomatic informal

(idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.

Japanese Meaning

責任や非難を他者に押し付けること / 自分の責任を逃れて、間接的に他の人に任せること

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When things went wrong, he tried to pass the buck to his assistant instead of taking responsibility.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

問題が起きたとき、彼は責任を取る代わりに部下に責任を押し付けようとした。

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Sense（1）

(idiomatic, informal) To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.

passes the buck

（ present singular third-person ）

passing the buck

（ participle present ）

passed the buck

（ participle past ）

passed the buck

（ past ）

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